What’s the most bizarre thing you have seen on a football pitch? No, we are not asking about the crazy skills on display but things that have nothing to do with football. 

During the Euro 2020 game between Germany and France, a climate activist crash-landed on a football pitch leaving at least two people injured. 

The incident happened last night ahead of the kick-off of Group F clash between the two European giants.

Moments before the kick-off, a Greenpeace activist flew over the pitch with “kick out oil” written on his parachute. 

Multiple videos of the unfortunate incident, which have since gone viral, show the pilot flying over the pitch and losing his balance after hitting the spidercam cables.

A Greenpeace activist lands at Arena Munich with a parachute prior to the UEFA EURO 2020 group F preliminary round soccer match between France and Germany in Munich pic.twitter.com/UBlvQgIvuo

— EURO 2020 (@UEFA_Euro_2021) June 15, 2021

After hitting the cables, the pilot sailed towards one of the stands where fans were present in large numbers and caused injuries to several of them. 

The protester somehow managed to crash-land the parachute on the pitch, which thankfully avoided any catastrophic damage.

He was taken off the field by the stewards and was handed over to the Munich Police, who later said that they are considering various criminal charges against the activist for putting several lives at risk. 

Infuriated by his act, the fans took to social media and demanded strong action be taken against the culprit who put several innocent lives in danger.

What a Muppet. This guy should be made to protest from a jail cell. He could have killed himself but more importantly could have seriously hurt someone else.

— Sean P S Q (@SeanPSQ1) June 15, 2021

I hope this Idiot gets punished

— DerBaer42 (@DBaer42) June 15, 2021

Right , so let me get this straight; he says “kick out oil” . So how did he get up in the air??? Then he endangers others ….Stupid Fool!

— DifferentView (@DifferentView58) June 15, 2021

He could have killed someone.

— Rumbo Cibeles (@RumboCibeles) June 15, 2021

Should have got the same treatment as the US boxing match “fan man”.

— Kim Rennie (@KimRennie9) June 16, 2021

"This inconsiderate act -- which could have had very serious consequences for a huge number of people attending -- caused injuries to several people attending the game who are now in hospital and law authorities will take the necessary action," the UEFA said in a statement.

"The staging of the match was fortunately not impacted by such a reckless and dangerous action, but several people were injured nonetheless."

The stunt was a protest against German car manufacturer Volkswagen, one of the sponsors of the European Championship, Greenpeace explained in a Twitter post.

Parachute Landing #FRAGER pic.twitter.com/GzonDdOh4a

— timmy (@timmysdrei90) June 15, 2021

Greenpeace said their intention was not to hurt anyone and that they regretted any harm caused. "This protest was never intended to disrupt the game or hurt people," the organisation wrote on their official German handle.

"We hope that everyone is OK and that no one was seriously injured.

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"Greenpeace actions are always peaceful and non-violent. Unfortunately, not everything went according to plan."

As for the match, the incident didn’t impact the start and France won the game 1-0, thanks to a first-half own goal by German defender Mats Hummels.

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